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Tamara Desni

Tamara Desni

Actor · Died February 7, 2008, aged 94 · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia Tamara Desni (22 October 1913 – 7 February 2008) was a German-born British actress. Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin. Her mother was born in Kiev, then in the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany sometime before the Russian Revolution. She became a star of German cinema during the silent era. She studied ballet as a child and appeared on stage and in several German films. She married a dentist while a teenager, although they divorced before Desni landed her first London acting role in 1931 in the musical White Horse Inn. She followed this up with another leading role in the musical Casanova, featuring music by Johann Strauss, Jr. Desni's film career took off in 1933 with Falling for You, and continued through 1950. Other film credits include Dick Barton at Bay, The Torso Murder Mystery, Fire Over England and Hell's Cargo. Desni's health began declining while in her late eighties. She died, a widow, on February 7, 2008 in Valence d'Agen, France. She was 94.

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Born
October 22, 1913
Died
February 7, 2008 (aged 94)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

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Filmography

17 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dick Barton at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Anna

  • The Hills of Donegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Carole Wells

  • Send for Paul Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Diana Thornley

  • Flight from Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Nina

  • His Brother’s Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Olga

  • Traitor Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Marie Dufreyne

  • Murder on Diamond Row(1937)

    as Tamara

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fire Over England(1937)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Love in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Tanya

  • Blue Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Belle Chinko

  • Dark World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Birgitta

  • McGlusky the Sea Rover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Flame

  • Forbidden Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Marie-Louise

  • Jack Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Conchita

  • Falling for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sondra von Moyden

  • Marriage with Limited Liability (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • In the Employ of the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Natascha

Career shape

Highest rated

Fire Over England (1937)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Murder on Diamond Row (1937)